25 June 2025- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the number that can replace question mark (?) in the series given below :

3, 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, ?

Correct Answer: (3) 63

22. In a certain code language:

‘WHERE’ is coded as: 5, 18, 5, 8, 23
‘DELHI’ is coded as: 9, 8, 12, 5, 4

How ‘HORSE’ is coded in that language?

Correct Answer: (2) 5, 19, 18, 15, 8

23. Mohan can do a piece of work in 7 days working 9 hours a day and Shyam can do the same work in 6 days working 7 hours a day. How long will they take to complete the job working together and 8 2/5 hours a day?

Correct Answer: (1) 3 days

24. Match the LIST–I with LIST–II

LIST–I (Question)LIST–II (Answer)
A. If, x +1/x = 2 , then ( x -1/x) = ?I. 11
B. If,  x - y = 1  and  x² + y² = 41 , then ( x + y = ? )II. 2
C. If (1 - 1/x= 2 , then 1 + 1/x² = ?III. 0
D. If ( x - 1/x)= 3 , then x² + 1/x² = ?IV. ±9

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (4) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

25. A sum of money lent at compound interest for 2 years at 20% per annum would fetch ₹ 482 more if the interest was payable half yearly than if it was payable annually. Find the sum of money lent.

Correct Answer: (4) ₹ 20,000

26. Which fallacy is committed in the following statement –

“God exists since it is written in the scriptures. Since the scriptures are the words of God, whatever is written in them is true.”

Correct Answer: (2) Begging the Question

27. Which of the following statements are logically equivalent?

A. All poems are artworks.
B. No non-poems are non-artworks.
C. Some poems are artworks.
D. All non-artworks are non-poems.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (2) A and B Only

28. Which of the following propositions are so related that they can neither be true together nor can they be false together?

A. All printers are computer peripherals.
B. Some computer peripherals are printers.
C. Some printers are not computer peripherals.
D. No printers are computer peripherals.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (3) A and C Only

29. Arrange the following in order of increasing intension.

A. Prose
B. Story
C. Short Story
D. Literary Work

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (1) D, A, B, C

30. According to Classical Indian School of Logic, the argument – “Sound is eternal because it is produced” is fallacious because :

Correct Answer: (1) It involves contradictory middle-term.